There have been many changes over time relating to the female and male reproductive systems. Back then, if a woman could not get pregnant there was nothing they could do about it. They just had to deal with the fact that they couldn’t make a baby with their spouse. Today, woman can get pregnant without direct intercourse with a man. Also today, there are various ways to protect from getting pregnant. These protections are not only great for protecting from getting pregnant but as well as protecting from getting STI’s This is great for teenagers who are becoming sexually active.
The reproductive systems can absolutely be compared to dominoes. If one part of the system stops working then the whole system will not work. This is just like dominoes because if one piece is not set up correctly or missing out of place than the whole chain of dominoes will not work and become a failure.
THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL (POP)
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Birth Control Pill (POP)
Caitlin McGowan
December 3, 2009
Mrs. Halpern
12th Grade Health
Period 3 Slide 2: Brief History
Known as: “Progestin-Only Pill”, “POP”, or the “Mini Pill”
Type of medication used by women daily to prevent pregnancy
Contains no estrogen
Slide 3: Classification
Hormonal
Prescription required
Slide 4: How it works
Regulates hormones to prevent ovulation
It thickens cervical mucus which makes it harder for sperm to enter the uterus
One pill is taken every day
Slide 5: Where/How is it obtained/cost
You can get these birth control pills with a prescription from a doctor.
You can go to a Planned Parenthood health center, a clinic, or your gynecologist for your prescription.
After you get a prescription, you can go to a local drug store to purchase the birth control pills.
It can cost anywhere from about $15.00 to $50.00 for each month.
If you’re lucky, your insurance might even cover the cost.
Slide 6: Effectiveness: Perfect use vs. Typical use
Typical use: 87% effective (8/100 become pregnant each year)
Perfect use: 96-99% effective (3/1,000 become pregnant each year)
Slide 7: Who would use this method?
Perfect for anyone who is sexually active
Perfect for women who are breastfeeding because estrogen reduces milk production
Perfect for women who cannot take estrogen
Slide 8: Advantages
Easy to use
Your periods can be lighter or become more regular
Can help clear up acne
Does not harm future fertility
Slide 9: Disadvantages
Does not protect against sexually transmitted infections
Requires a prescription
Must be taken every day
Less effective when taken with some antibiotics
Increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes
Side effects: headaches, spotting between periods, and weight changes.
Looking for: The gender of the fetus, due date, weight, physical abnormalities, location of the placenta in relation to the cervix, and amniotic fluid.
THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL (POP)
Slide 1:
Birth Control Pill (POP)
Caitlin McGowan
December 3, 2009
Mrs. Halpern
12th Grade Health
Period 3
Slide 2: Brief History
- Known as: “Progestin-Only Pill”, “POP”, or the “Mini Pill”
- Type of medication used by women daily to prevent pregnancy
- Contains no estrogen
Slide 3: Classification- Hormonal
- Prescription required
Slide 4: How it works- Regulates hormones to prevent ovulation
- It thickens cervical mucus which makes it harder for sperm to enter the uterus
- One pill is taken every day
Slide 5: Where/How is it obtained/cost- You can get these birth control pills with a prescription from a doctor.
- You can go to a Planned Parenthood health center, a clinic, or your gynecologist for your prescription.
- After you get a prescription, you can go to a local drug store to purchase the birth control pills.
- It can cost anywhere from about $15.00 to $50.00 for each month.
- If you’re lucky, your insurance might even cover the cost.
Slide 6: Effectiveness: Perfect use vs. Typical use- Typical use: 87% effective (8/100 become pregnant each year)
- Perfect use: 96-99% effective (3/1,000 become pregnant each year)
Slide 7: Who would use this method?- Perfect for anyone who is sexually active
- Perfect for women who are breastfeeding because estrogen reduces milk production
- Perfect for women who cannot take estrogen
Slide 8: Advantages- Easy to use
- Your periods can be lighter or become more regular
- Can help clear up acne
- Does not harm future fertility
Slide 9: Disadvantages- Does not protect against sexually transmitted infections
- Requires a prescription
- Must be taken every day
- Less effective when taken with some antibiotics
- Increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes
- Side effects: headaches, spotting between periods, and weight changes.
Slide 10: BibliographyPRENATAL TESTS:
Ultrasound-
- When: 20 weeks or earlier
- Where: Doctors office
- Looking for: The gender of the fetus, due date, weight, physical abnormalities, location of the placenta in relation to the cervix, and amniotic fluid.
CVS Test-- When: 10 weeks or earlier
- Where: Doctors office or hospital
- Looking for: Genetic defects or deformities
Glucose screening and tolerance test-- When: 24 to 28 weeks
- Where: Doctors office
- Looking for: Gestational diabetes in the mother
Group B Strep Test-- When: 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy
- Where: Doctors office
- Looking for: A bacterial infection in the vagina
Amniocentesis-